Burnie residents were astonished yesterday to find the town submerged in a thick fog in the middle of summer. Starting around late afternoon, the mist rolled in from the sea, inviting comparisons to the popular horror novella by Stephen King. The event, although surprising, is not an uncommon one. The Advocate contacted the Bureau of Meteorology to get an explanation as to how such a thick sea mist forms in the middle of Summer. A Bureau of Meteorology spokesperson said a flow of humid air had been travelling down from New South Wales over the past couple of days, finally arriving in the North West. “(the moist air) is aided by the very light winds, they help it maintain its shape. Stronger winds usually help the cloud dissipate a bit more, so a combination of the moist air travelling south and then very light air flows creates this summer cloud.” Do you have photos of the fog? Send them to our Facebook page or to news@theadvocate.com.au with the subject ‘fog photos’ to be included in our gallery.

Burnie residents were astonished yesterday to find the town submerged in a thick fog in the middle of summer. Starting around late afternoon, the mist rolled in from the sea, inviting comparisons to the popular horror novella by Stephen King.

The event, although surprising, is not an uncommon one. The Advocate contacted the Bureau of Meteorology to get an explanation as to how such a thick sea mist forms in the middle of Summer.

A Bureau of Meteorology spokesperson said a flow of humid air had been travelling down from New South Wales over the past couple of days, finally arriving in the North West.

“(the moist air) is aided by the very light winds, they help it maintain its shape. Stronger winds usually help the cloud dissipate a bit more, so a combination of the moist air travelling south and then very light air flows creates this summer cloud.”

Do you have photos of the fog? Send them to our Facebook page or to news@theadvocate.com.au with the subject ‘fog photos’ to be included in our gallery.